Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) and Teatro Publico de Cleveland (TPC) present the regional premiere ofEn el Tiempo de las Mariposas, a play by Caridad Svich based on the novel by Julia Alvarez. The production is directed by Julia Rosa Sosa and will be performed in Spanish, with English subtitles, by TPC ensemble members and will runFebruary 22 - March 10, 2018, in CPT's historic Gordon Square Theatre.

About En el Tiempo de las Mariposas / In the Time of the Butterflies

Following their acclaimed productions of Fabio Rubiano Orjuela's Labio de Liebre (The Lip of the Hare) in 2017 and Gabriel Calderón's Uz, El Pueblo in 2016 and Mi Muñequita in 2015, Teatro Publico de Cleveland-CPT's resident Latin American theatre ensemble-returns to the stage with a fourth Spanish language production. Based on the award-winning, nationally best-selling novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, this true life story reveals the beauty of courage, sisterhood, and community resistance to injustice. In the dictatorial regime of General Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, four sisters-code-named "the butterflies"-rise up against all odds, sacrificing everything to bring equality and democracy to their country.

En el Tiempo de las Mariposas / In the Time of the Butterflies will be performed in Spanish, with English subtitles thanks to the generous support of The City of Cleveland's Cable Television Minority Arts and Education Fund.

According to En el Tiempo de las Mariposas / In the Time of the Butterflies Producer and CPT Executive Artistic Director, Raymond Bobgan: "Teatro Publico de Cleveland (TPC) has gone through an incredibly rapid evolution as a company. In just over four years, TPC has grown from this inexperienced, mostly amateur group to an ensemble working at a level of quality that I think stands up to any of the other professional theatres in Cleveland. And in this time in which we see a rise of fascistic viewpoints, it is important to remember the journeys of so many countries who went down that road before, and we can be inspired by the resistance and sacrifice people have made."

About Teatro Publico de Cleveland

Teatro Publico de Cleveland is a community-based, ensemble theatre group in residence at Cleveland Public Theatre. Each spring, Teatro Publico ensemble members perform a Spanish language production and each fall, collaborate with CPT artists to create and perform plays based in the traditions of Latino culture and inspired by the creativity and life experiences of the ensemble. Visit www.teatropublico.org to read more about the ensemble.

Cast and Crew of En el Tiempo de las Mariposas / In the Time of the Butterflies